Join Nancy Ridge Founder of Ridge Innovative and Reece Akhtar, PhD, Co-Founder & Chief Science Officer of Deeper Signals, for a fascinating conversation on how you can help your employees work well together, deeply understand each other, and reach their full potential. Learn how innovative tech delivers meaningful talent insights at every level of your business, and more!
Dr. Reece Akhtar is a co-founder and Chief Science Officer at Deeper Signals. He is an organizational psychologist and data scientist specializing in applied personality assessment and computational psychometrics. As a lecturer at NYU and UCL, he has published scientific articles on personality and machine-learning, talent management, and leadership. Previously he led product innovation at RHR International and Hogan Assessments Systems.
Index:
00:55 – Introduction of Reece Akhtar, PhD, and his Background
02:08 – Example of innovation you have seen deliver great business outcomes
04:15 – Why do we need to build self-aware workforces?
08:24 – How can data and AI help us become more self-aware?
17:57 – How can organizations use AI to understand and develop its workforce in fair and ethical ways?
21:50 – What can “awareness at scale” deliver in terms of business outcomes?
27:10 – People often discount assessment tools as being inaccurate or easy to “game” How is Deeper Signals different?
36:13 – What innovation would you most like to see gain adoption?
Helpful Links –
Deeper Signals – https://www.deepersignals.com/
Importance of awareness, data, and representation in leaders – https://hbr.org/2020/03/how-to-spot-an-incompetent-leader
Brent Roberts’ research on personality change – https://psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?doi=10.1037%2Fbul0000088
The Age of Surveillance Capitalism – https://www.amazon.com/Age-Surveillance-Capitalism-Future-Frontier/dp/1610395697
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Release Date:
18 May 2021